COSTUME Synonyms

• clothing in general

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

• informal terms for personal possessions

• strike violently and repeatedly

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

• a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• clothing in general

• suitable for formal occasions

• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

• put on clothes

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• put a finish on

• dress in a certain manner

• dress or groom with elaborate care

• kill and prepare for market or consumption

• arrange in ranks

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• provide with decoration

• put a dressing on

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

• convert into leather

• apply a bandage or medication to

• give a neat appearance to

• arrange attractively

• informal terms for clothing

• a group of musicians playing or singing together

• a cast other than the principals

• the chorus of a ballet company

• an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

• a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• an article of clothing

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit

• a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

• a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

• playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color

• be agreeable or acceptable to

• be agreeable or acceptable

• accord or comport with

• enhance the appearance of

• informal terms for clothing

• informal terms for clothing

• always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

• not differentiated

• clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

• the same throughout in structure or composition

• evenly spaced

• provide with uniforms

• gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

• a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

• collection of clothing belonging to one person

• collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company